Member of Commission IV of
House Herman to disclosed that amendment of Quarantine Law was being dissected
at House and it would soon protect the food market at home from the invasion of
low quality imported products. By the time Rupiah value strengthened against
USD Indonesia’s traditional markets were flooded by cheap imported products.
The fruits and vegetables could be sold cheap because in the country of origin
the products were regarded as trash. This was disclosed by the Public Relations
Dept of Parliament on Tuesday (7/7).
Today the Government was discussing amendment of Law on
Quarantine of Aninal, Fish and Plants which was revision of Law No 16 year 1992
on Animal Quarantine, Fish and Plants which was 30 years old and could no
longer cope with changes in local, national or even international level.
Discussions was expected to be accomplished in the near
future. Thereafter Indonesia would have a Quarantine Law which would make it
possible to protect stat’s sovereignty among others to keep unqualified
foreign products form entering the country.
Beside food safety, this Regulation would also encompass
management of quarantine and also prevention of animal diseases from entering
the country through Certification.
Also to prevent infection and spreading out of pest and
animal diseases from Indonesia in accordance with the requirements of the
destination countries which had the potential of endangering the environment.
Other advantage was to control traffic of scare species of animals listed in
CITIES.
According to hermanto, today quarantine for fish and
plantation were going separately their own way. Soon when this Law was in
effect, Quarantines would be integrated in a system based on science and
technology.
Someday Indonesia would have the instruments to play
active role in formulating international conventions in protecting bio
resources whereby to shield national interest from illegal global and regional
trading of unsafe agricultural commodities. (SS)
Business News - July 10, 2015
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